Historical facts in Jane Eyre and A Room with a View 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureJane EyreA room with a viewASAQA Created by: AdriannaCreated on: 10-11-16 17:35 From what years did the Chartist's movement take place? 1808-1857 1 of 24 At what three dates was support for the chartist movement highest? 1816, 1822 and 1848 2 of 24 How many reforms and for what did the Chartist's call for? 6 reforms to make society more democratic 3 of 24 Where did European revolutions spread to in 1848 (April)? Italy, France, Germany, Austrian Empire 4 of 24 What did the Quarterly Review denounce JE as in December of 1848? A fundamentally unchristian book 5 of 24 What did women not have or not have rights for during JE's time period of the Victorian era, 1837-1901)? No existence in law and (under common law) no property or divorce rights. Women couldn't vote or enter university 6 of 24 Who stood as a candidate for lectionaries in Paris when Jane Eyre? George Sand 7 of 24 When as Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist written (which exposed the barbarities of the post-poor law workhouses)? 1838 8 of 24 What religion was Charlotte Bronte? Anglican and Conservative 9 of 24 What did people believe Bronte to be? A revolutionist, a chartist 10 of 24 What was the the thought that women should be like in the Victorian era? That women should stay at home and look after children 11 of 24 What was it a sin to be? Proud 12 of 24 What system was prominent in Victorian society? Class system 13 of 24 What important event happened in 1908 in Hyde Park? 'Voters for women' rally 14 of 24 Who becomes prime Minister in 1908? H.H.Asquith who was liberal in rule 15 of 24 Who died and who became King in 1910? Edward 7th dies and George 5th reigns (until 1936) 16 of 24 What date were the suffragettes active? 1912 17 of 24 When did WW1 begin? 1914 18 of 24 What other two events took place in 1914 then 1916? In 1914 another liberal becomes Prime Minister and in 1916 there were Easter risings in Dublin 19 of 24 What date was the Treaty of Versailles made? 1919 20 of 24 What date did E.M. Forster write Where Angels Fear to Tread? 1905 21 of 24 In what year does Forster write Howard's End? 1910 22 of 24 In what year did Victoria die? 1901 (Edward 7th reigns) 23 of 24 When is A Room with a view published? 1908, during the Edwardian era 24 of 24
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